FORT MYERS -- Twelve years ago, after being drafted first overall by the Florida Marlins, Adrian Gonzalez went to a game in his hometown of San Diego and posed for a picture with Mark McGwire.

The photo still remains in Gonzalez' house.

"I was about as scrawny as an 18-year-old could be," Gonzalez told the Herald's John Tomase yesterday. "I asked him to take the picture, and standing next to him was like, 'Man, he's big.' It's a cool picture."

And it was cool to get McGwire's take on Gonzalez' sweet left-handed swing (photo by Matt Stone). John caught up with Big Mac in this great read in today's paper.

Also in today's Herald:

--Andrew Miller's college coach and former teammate never understood why the Marlins insisted on changing his delivery, so they were pleased to hear that the 6-foot-7 lefty is going back to his old ways this spring as he competes for a job with the Red Sox. Miller is scheduled to pitch tonight against the Minnesota Twins.

--Alfredo Aceves had another very good day in his quest to secure a spot in the rotation. Daniel Bard could hardly say the same. All the details are in the Red Sox notebook.

--Kevin Youkilis batted leadoff yesterday, but don't bet on that happening during the regular season.